Was The Grumman "Bearcat" Flown Off Carriers?

There was an F11F (but not an F-11F) Tiger until September 18,1962 when a
standard military designation system was adopted and the F11F-1 became the
F-11A.

Interestingly, the F11F or F-11A started as a derivative of the F9F and was
given the designation F9F-8 which was changed to F9F-9 when F9F-8 was
assigned to the later Cougars. In April, 1955 after the flight of two
prototypes and three production aircraft, the designation for the Tiger was
changed to F11F-1. In 1962 the DOD merged the Navy designation system into
the existing Air Force designation system which resulted in elimination of
the manufacturer designator and incorporation of a series letter (among
other changes).

The Blue Angels converted to F11F-1's in mid 1957 and were in Tigers until
1968.

Jack

(Basic reference: United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911 Gordon
Swanborough and Peter M Bowers)


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The Bearcat was the second type flown by the Blue Algels -- the first
type was the Hellcat. In fact, the Angels flew Grummans until the F-4
replaced the F-11F Tigers about 1969.


There was no Grumman F-11F. The Blue Angles flew the F-11A Tiger.

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There was an F11F (but not an F-11F) Tiger until September 18,1962 when a
standard military designation system was adopted and the F11F-1 became the
F-11A.


Yup, and the F11F-1F became the F-11B.

And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever!

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There was an F11F (but not an F-11F) Tiger until September 18,1962 when
a
standard military designation system was adopted and the F11F-1 became
the
F-11A.


Yup, and the F11F-1F became the F-11B.

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And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever!


Eh?

F fighter
8 eighth model
F Grumman

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And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever!


Eh?

Nice Again wrote:
F fighter
8 eighth model
F Grumman

This has always seemed harder to me than the Air Force/unified system

F Fighter
16 16th type since 1962

Under the Navy designation system, the Hornet would have changed
designations from F5D to F3B (I think) when Boeing bought out McDonnell
Douglas. You'd have had nearly identical aircraft with two different
designations, probably in the same squadrons. Seems rather nonsensical.

(The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on who
built them.)


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And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever!


Eh?

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(The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending
on who built them.)


Don't forget the Brewster F3A!

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(The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs
depending on who
built them.)

I am not telling my age, but I have worked on a FM-2 from
Tall-Mantz Aviation, back when one of the world's larger air
forces was owned by them and parked on the west end of what is
now known as John Wayne International.

Leanne

That's one of the points, you can tell the mfg. Doh!

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Nice Again wrote:
F fighter
8 eighth model
F Grumman

This has always seemed harder to me than the Air Force/unified system

F Fighter
16 16th type since 1962

Under the Navy designation system, the Hornet would have changed
designations from F5D to F3B (I think) when Boeing bought out McDonnell
Douglas. You'd have had nearly identical aircraft with two different
designations, probably in the same squadrons. Seems rather nonsensical.

(The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on
who
built them.)


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Nice Again" wrote in message
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And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever!


Eh?

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Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail
"If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing
special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed)

"Nice Again" wrote in message
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F fighter
8 eighth model
F Grumman


I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system,
it was your message that was a mystery.